"Some will sell their dreams for small desires
Or lose the race to rats
Get caught in ticking traps
And start to dream of somewhere
To relax their restless flight
Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights..."

That actually was pretty funny... But I'm not fond of the book. Granted, I'm basing that review on the impression I had of it when I was in the 4th grade (since that was the last time I thought about it) but I don't recall being partial to it in any way.

At 4/27/2013 6:23:36 PM, Lordknukle wrote:Fight Club. I haven't read the book yet but the movie is freakin' amazing.

You should read it. And then you should just go ahead and read all of Chuck Palahniuk's books.

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1. Lord of the Rings <--definitely at the top of the list.2. Harry Potter3. Lonesome Dove <--not a movie, but a miniseries, which is close enough.4. A Series of Unfortunate Events5. John Adams <--Also a miniseries.

"When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man, the foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest." ~Proverbs 29:9

"Not to know of what things one should demand demonstration, and of what one should not, argues want of education." ~Aristotle

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~Aristotle

At 5/3/2013 12:13:44 AM, philochristos wrote:1. Lord of the Rings <--definitely at the top of the list.2. Harry Potter3. Lonesome Dove <--not a movie, but a miniseries, which is close enough.4. A Series of Unfortunate Events5. John Adams <--Also a miniseries.6. Dracula

"When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man, the foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest." ~Proverbs 29:9

"Not to know of what things one should demand demonstration, and of what one should not, argues want of education." ~Aristotle

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~Aristotle

Seven Psychopaths is by far my favorite movie. And I should say that it is an anti-guns movie, but even if some of you find that off-putting, it's such a hilarious movie that you'll forget about it in an instant and get lost in the off-the-wall dialogue and umm epic shooting scenes.

Books, I dunno. Harry Potter is about as creative as I've read. The Gentleman Bastard Sequence by Scott Lynch picks up where Harry Potter left off. Amm, I'm not sure if I should limit myself to only posting fiction here as seems the trend. I mean to do so seems to me to actually relegate Harry Potter (for instance) to mere entertainment, which I think is wrong. Stories are the oldest form of teaching after all. See: The Bible. And then consider the Joker and the effect he had.

Outside of fiction, Games People Play was the most interesting book I've read in a long, long time.

(Sorry, maybe CptJack92 and his sex in the media thread were kinda playing on my mind.)

Books1) Harry Potter series - This should be taught in literature classes2) Jeffrey Archer's books (my favorite is Kane and Abel - a fascinating read)3) John Grisham (I liked A Time to Kill, The Client and a bunch of others)

At 5/13/2013 4:47:19 PM, F-16_Fighting_Falcon wrote:Books1) Harry Potter series - This should be taught in literature classes2) Jeffrey Archer's books (my favorite is Kane and Abel - a fascinating read)3) John Grisham (I liked A Time to Kill, The Client and a bunch of others)